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User Submitted SVA HD4208TIII-PDP 42-Inch Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV Reviews Date: 2009-01-25 9 YEARS OLD AND STILL GREAT!!! We bought this TV from Sam's Club in 2000 and it's still giving us SUPERB quality TV viewing. We paid 2100 and are amazed that it's lasted so long. The only drawback at this point is that the screen gives off a lot of heat - always has (good on a cold winter's night for our living room) and I imagine it uses a good amount of electricity. Looking at the other reviews I guess we've had better luck than a lot of people - hope I haven't just jinxed us! It replaced a Panasonic that lasted only 2 years so you never know... Date: 2006-10-10 2.5 years old and dead in the water When I bought this TV from BJ's,I paid $2,400 (after $100 refund as the TV's price dropped a week after I got it) in January of 2004. It hasn't given me any trouble except that the remote control never really worked well with it. It always took alot to get the signal into the sensor. Anyway, a few days ago it began making a double clicking noise when I turned it on. Yesterday it just clicked and was dead. After 3 dozen times or so, it finally came on but today when I went to turn it on, the set was completely dead. So, when it worked, it's great, but for that amount of money, I feel it should be lasting alot more then 2.5 years. I have been in the Technical end of the electronics business for 20 years and this leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Date: 2004-10-20 Only EDTV, poor contrast, questionable reliability SVA is a large TV manufacturer based in China, while the "heart" of this plasma screen, the plasma panel itself, is made by Samsung of South Korea. This means two things: 1) questionable build quality and durability, and 2) subpar image quality. You may be attracted by the attractive price on this set, but believe me, there's a reason why it's so cheap. Unlike state-of-the-art plasma planels from Pinoneer and Panasonic, the SVA exhibits poor contrast, no matter how you try to adjust the settings. There's also significant pixelation when viewing fast-action scenes, such as sports. The exterior also feels rather flimsy, which is not surprising given the low-cost market the company builds its "reputation" in. For two grand, you only get EDTV meaning the resolution tops out at 480. A little more money will get you HDTV entries from Gateway. Given 720p is pretty much a must given how fast the HDTV industry is evolving, I recommend against an EDTV no matter what. So what if you have a 42" screen? Remember the concept of "dot pitch" from the computer monitor world? A low resolution looks especially bad on a large screen. An older-technology-based screen like this SVA-Samsung is really not worth the savings, because in the long run you suffer, as you find yourself having to upgrade to true HDTV, not the least because all your friends have HDTV! Recommendation: stay away from this cheap set with poor screen quality and unknown reliability. I always think that if you are going to spend a lot of money on a TV, you might as well go with a good one. Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Gateway, ... you have many choices that are much better and give you more bang for the buck. Date: 2004-08-29 RE: Amazon Plasma TV Listings & Prices too good to be true Amazon isn't cleaning up their listings so here is a heads up to all-- Below is some email correspondence I had with someone who checked into these Amazon sales. If Amazon's "used and new" section has Plasma TV's for $1000+ below market price BE WARE! http://www.storm-lake.com/amazonfraud/ Date: 2004-08-25 Not HD Native resolution of this display does not reach HD so that means that any source you think is 720p actually is downscaled to 480p. If EDTV is what you want then this might be a good buy but don't buy it thinking you're getting HDTV. * Price is subject to change. |
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